Thomas Daye of Harby 1557 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1557
In the name of god Amen the second daye of October the yere of oure lord god mccccclvii I Thomas Daye of Harby husbandman in the countie of Leicester hole of mynde & of good perfect memory do make thys my laste wyll & testament in maner here folowyng
Fyrste I bequethe my sowle to allmythe god & to all the holy company of heven & my body to be beryed in the church yarde of Harby my paryshe church also I wyll that Margaret my wyfe & Rychard Day of Wolsthorpe in the countie of Lyncoln be my full executors to discharge my wyll afor god also I wyll that my goods be partye in iii parte
Fyrste I bequethe to Margaret my wyfe one parte my chylderen the seconde parte & my selfe the third parte
Itm I bequethe to my youngest dawtor the one halfe of my parte and the other halfe to my wyfe & to my eldest ii dawtors my detts payed and my beryall and all thyngs discharged
Itm I bequethe to Rychard my brother a Rosett jacket … … & a stryke of wette
Item I bequethe to Alys by syster a stryke of wette and to Wylliam Frances hyr husbande a blue jakett …
Item I bequeath to my wyfes syster a hewe & a lame & a stryke of barly & a payre of hose also I wyll that Rychard Daye have for hys paynes taking iiiis and all hys costs & chargys borne
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Wyttness
Rychard Wattson
Robert Dobylldaye
Richard Dobylldaye
Robert …
The Invertori of Thomas Daye husbandman of Harby in the countie of Leicester
| Itm ii geldyngs & mare & a fely ii oxen | vl |
| Itm iii … yerlinge cawffs & ii wening cawffs | vl |
| Itm xxvii … and ii swine hoggs | vl |
| Itm corne & haye | vl |
| Item the wayne and the wayne gerys and plowe gerys with a holde hawell with the reste of the | |
| woode in the yarde | iiil |
| Itm vi … | xiid |
| Itm a harnes and a … | xxs |
| Itm ii coverlets ii payer of flaxen shetts and viii payer of harden sheets | xviiid |
| Itm in brase and pewter | xxvis viiid |
| Itm in stone of wolle & halfe | xvis viiid |
| Itm a bord a chaer a forme ii … iii stands iii coffers a gylyng lome | vs viiid |
| Itm iii lode of coly | vis |
| Itm a … of yron a frying panne a payer of tonges a payer of … … | vis iiiid |
| Item [missing in fold of paper] | xiiis iiiid |
| Item a … | [in fold] |
| Itm in lenyn yarne | xs |
| Itm in … | xxxs |
| Sum xli pounds vis iiiid |
Wyttnes
Rychard Wattson
Robert Dobylldaye
Rychard Dobylldaye
Robert …